Hazardous-materials Hearing Postponed

March 27, 1990|The Morning Call

A hearing on alleged illegal storage and disposal of hazardous materials at a Richland Township property along Route 309 was continued yesterday.

The hearing before District Justice Elizabeth M. Leonard of Kintnersville was postponed after an attorney for the state Department of Environmental Resources said testimony from witnesses for the prosecution could take a considerable amount of time.

Leonard delayed the hearing because the magisterial court was due to close at 12:30 p.m., which was an insufficient amount of time to hear the case.

The state attorney general's office has accused former Nockamixon businessman John Visser of storing hundreds of gallons of acids and lead, and cadmium-laden materials in plastic and metal drums in a trailer along Route 309.

The materials were from Visser's failed business, Copper Creek Farm, which manufactured steel carts for the dairy industry. Copper Creek Farm operated from 1984-1986. When the plant closed, the descaling liquids were emptied into the drums and trucked to the property, according to the state's allegations.